The magnitude-8.8 quake was a type called a "megathrust, " considered the most powerful earthquake on the planet.

智利发生的这场里氏8.8级大地震属于“大逆冲型地震”，只有当一个地壳板块俯冲至另一板块的下方时才会发生，被认为是地球上威力最强的地震。

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The magnitude-8.8 quake was a type called a "megathrust," considered the most powerful earthquake on the planet.

智利发生的这场里氏8.8级大地震属于“大逆冲型地震”，只有当一个地壳板块俯冲至另一板块的下方时才会发生，被认为是地球上威力最强的地震。

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The fault system that ruptured to cause this quake is called the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden fault system.

因破裂而引发地震的断层系，被称为恩里基洛-芭蕉园断层系（Enriquillo-Plantain Garden fault system）。

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Civil defence teams with sniffer dogs called off their efforts late on Sunday, nearly 12 hours after the quake struck.

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